Mental Health Awareness for Teens

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Across
  1. 2. Chemicals that carry messages throughout your brain
  2. 4. A popular and well-researched type of psychotherapy that helps individuals manage mental health conditions and emotional concerns by identifying and changing unhelpful patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving. (3 words)
  3. 5. The practice of paying attention to the present moment, without judgment, and with a sense of curiosity and acceptance
  4. 8. Under HIPAA laws, you have a right to patient/client _________ during sessions, with imminent danger as an exception.
  5. 10. Someone who can prescribe and administer medications for mental health related areas
  6. 12. The way you view yourself on the inside (2 words)
  7. 13. Individual whose neurological or brain function differs significantly from what is considered "typical" or "neurotypical" by societal standards. This encompasses a wide range of conditions, including autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and others.
  8. 14. The interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.
  9. 15. A serious mental illness that causes persistent and intense changes in a person's mood, energy, and behavior (2 words)
Down
  1. 1. Negative, judgmental, and/or discriminatory attitudes towards mental health challenges and those who live with them
  2. 3. The process of identifying a disease, condition, or injury from its signs and symptoms.
  3. 6. The progressive changes in an individual's physical, cognitive, and psychosocial characteristics throughout their lifespan.
  4. 7. Well-being should be _________, meaning that all areas of one’s experience (spiritual, mental, physical, emotional, etc.) should be considered and treated in therapeutic settings.
  5. 8. Agreement or permission expressed through affirmative, voluntary words or actions that are mutually understandable to all parties involved. It can be withdrawn at any time.
  6. 9. A severe emotional response to a stressful event that overwhelms a person's ability to process it emotionally, often triggered by a distressing experience perceived as life-threatening or dangerous in some way.
  7. 11. Characterized by a persistent and intense urge to use a drug or engage in a behavior that produces natural reward, despite substantial harm and other negative consequences.